| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) PF - David Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Pitt | Charles Barrett makes the contested 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Stanley | 26-25 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Paul Lewis picks off the pass by Frank Morrison | 26-25 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | Charles Barrett misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-25 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | David Jacobs tips it home | 28-25 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | John Stanley is called for the reach on Aaron Rook - foul #3 on John Stanley, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG) John Stanley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-25 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Paul Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell can't connect on a floater from the right block | 28-25 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Frank Morrison | 28-25 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Rook | 28-28 |
| 17:19 | Pitt | John Sarver scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Paul Lewis swats the dunk try by Willie Reinoso | 31-28 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | David Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Charles Barrett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 16:38 | Pitt | Paul Lewis knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Barrett | 33-28 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison tips it but misses | 33-28 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Sarver | 33-28 |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Barrett | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jacobs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Sarver | 36-28 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | David Jacobs can't connect on a runner in the lane | 36-28 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | David Jacobs tips it but misses | 36-28 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jeremy Daugherty | 36-28 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Rook | 36-30 |
| 14:18 | Pitt | David Jacobs knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Charles Barrett and he's fouled by Aaron Rook - foul #1 on Aaron Rook, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Harry Roberts (C) John Sarver, Steven Mitchell, Paul Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (SF), Jesse Schwieson (PF), Michael Green (C) Archie McWalters, Aaron Rook, Willie Reinoso, Jeremy Daugherty, Frank Morrison | |
| 14:18 | Pitt | David Jacobs misses the free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Stanley - foul #4 on John Stanley, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Heath Doby (PF) John Stanley, David Jacobs | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | John Sarver misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Heath Doby tips it home | 40-32 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Crenshaw | 40-34 |
| 13:03 | Pitt | Harry Roberts is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Barrett | 42-34 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | John Sarver grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | Heath Doby buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by John Sarver | 44-34 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Francis Plemons | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Sarver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Crenshaw (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jesse Schwieson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Pitt | John Sarver hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harry Roberts | 46-36 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-36 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Andrew Washington | 46-36 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | John Sarver misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-36 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Heath Doby pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Schwieson - foul #3 on Jesse Schwieson, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (SF), Paul Lewis (C) Andrew Washington, Harry Roberts | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG), Aaron Rook (SG), Willie Reinoso (SF), Jeremy Daugherty (PF), Frank Morrison (C) Francis Plemons, Randy Crenshaw, Timothy Hufnagel, Jesse Schwieson, Michael Green | |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Charles Barrett picks off the pass by Jeremy Daugherty | 48-36 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | John Sarver hits the finger roll set up by Charles Barrett | 50-36 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso loses the ball out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Jacobs (PF) Heath Doby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Charles Barrett clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison comes up short on the shot from close range | 50-36 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Paul Lewis snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 09:09 | Pitt | Charles Barrett is fouled on the floor by Archie McWalters - foul #1 on Archie McWalters, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Charles Barrett is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty is fouled on the floor by David Jacobs - foul #1 on David Jacobs, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-36 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Charles Barrett is hacked by Frank Morrison - foul #1 on Frank Morrison, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | David Jacobs is open and buries a shot from the left side set up by Charles Barrett and he's hacked by Aaron Rook - foul #2 on Aaron Rook, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | David Jacobs misses the free throw | 52-36 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Jacobs - foul #2 on David Jacobs, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (SG) John Sarver | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty gets the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (tiring) 10 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 6 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Archie McWalters | 52-40 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell banks in the layup | 54-40 |
| 06:36 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 06:34 | Pitt | Paul Lewis pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 06:07 | Pitt | John Stanley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso travels with the ball | 54-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Harry Roberts (C) Steven Mitchell, David Jacobs, Paul Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (SF), Jesse Schwieson (PF), Michael Green (C) Archie McWalters, Aaron Rook, Willie Reinoso, Jeremy Daugherty, Frank Morrison | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Charles Barrett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Charles Barrett grabs the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Charles Barrett is hacked by Randy Crenshaw - foul #1 on Randy Crenshaw, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | John Stanley is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Michael Green hits the follow up shot | 57-42 |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Andrew Washington is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hufnagel - foul #1 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (PG) Charles Barrett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG), Aaron Rook (SG), Jeremy Daugherty (PF), Frank Morrison (C) Randy Crenshaw, Francis Plemons, Jesse Schwieson, Michael Green | |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Andrew Washington makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Andrew Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 7 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Harry Roberts loses the dribble to Frank Morrison | 59-44 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Sarver - foul #2 on John Sarver, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso (SF) Timothy Hufnagel | |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Heath Doby is denied on a layup by Jeremy Daugherty | 59-46 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Washington | 59-46 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | John Sarver comes up short on the shot from the left block | 59-46 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Andrew Washington grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | John Stanley hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Sarver | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Harry Roberts pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | John Stanley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Harry Roberts | 65-46 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Andrew Washington is called for the reach on Willie Reinoso - foul #2 on Andrew Washington, team foul #6 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Barrett (PG) John Stanley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Frank Morrison, team foul #8 | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Charles Barrett out of the doubleteam | 67-46 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso is fouled on the floor by Andrew Washington - foul #3 on Andrew Washington, team foul #7 | 67-46 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Charles Barrett runs out the clock | 67-48 |